Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7637473 | Date code marking system A mold coding device and method for providing identifying information on a molded part. The surface of the molded part having at least one multiple identifying information element formed in the molded part and a pointing means on the molded part for selecting the id... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7332110 | Method and device for producing optical part An annular insert (4) is arranged in the optical component molding cavity of a mold to surround an outer periphery of raw material resin in a direction in which the resin is distributed in the cavity to limit the distribution of the raw material resin and def... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7210920 | Systems and methods for building an interlocking decorative house A special tabbed pattern is integrated into a series of forms. The forms may be cookie cutters adapted to cut baked dough or other material set to desired density to provide a series of panels corresponding to the cutters. Alternatively, the forms may be molds, e.g,... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7134864 | Molding apparatus with removable mold cores A molding apparatus for lenses includes first and second molding units. Each of the first and second molding units has a mold core holder, a plurality of mold cores disposed in the mold core holder, and a plurality of fixing elements. The mold core holder has an abu... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121822 | Apparatus for making embossed blister pack The invention herein relates to a method and apparatus for forming (or cold-forming) an embossed blister from a laminated film wherein an indicia is formed on the base of the blister. In particular, the invention involves a single pass process of combining the forma... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7051290 | Graphical interface for receiving eyeglass prescription information A high volume lens curing system is described. The high volume lens curing system is configured to cure multiple eyeglass lenses in a continuous manner. The lens curing system includes a computer-implemented method configured to collect prescription information, sav... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7008212 | Molding apparatus with removable mold cores A molding apparatus for lenses includes first and second molding units, each of which has a mold core holder, a plurality of mold cores disposed in the mold core holder, and a clamp unit provided within the mold core holder. The mold core holder has an abutment surf... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6554245 | Marking device for a mould The invention discloses a marking device for a mould having a housing in a wall. The device includes a threaded cylindrical body and a circular head of a diameter about equal to the diameter of the housing. A face of the head opposite to the body includes... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6318700 | Anti-frost concrete mould An anti-frost concrete mold having an upper frustoconical portion, a transitional shoulder portion and a lower drum portion. The top portion of the mold is adjustable in height. The mold is fabricated simply by molding it over a die. The mold is fabricate... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6176463 | Ceiling formworking system for forming ceilings The invention relates to a formworking ceiling system in which a number of supports are erected at a distance from each other, wherein respectively a partial number thereof are to be arranged in alignment with one another and on which respectively longitu... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6000673 | Mold assembly for producing a countertop exhibiting an integrally formed sink bowl and built-up edge and method for producing the same A mold assembly and method for producing a resin based countertop having an integrally formed sink bowl and a built-up edge. An elongate base is defined by a central surface area which is bounded by a plurality of interconnecting and elevated sides to est... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5996963 | Dental casting mold device A dental stone casting mold device (10) for use with a hardenable stone material (21) includes associated first and second side walls (11, 12) first and second end walls (13, 14) and a floor (15), forming an open top cavity (16). Each first and second sid... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5968577 | Cake baking process and device A process is disclosed for baking cakes in which a baking frame is placed on the oven grating. The space delimited by the baking frame and the oven grating is filled with cake dough and the cake is baked therein.... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5817349 | Marker device insertable in plastic injection molds A marker device insertable in a plastic injection mold, has a hollow body lockable in the mold so that an external surface of the hollow body is flush with an internal wall of the mold, the hollow body being provided with a cylindrical central orifice, a ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5800727 | Base mold for concrete post A mold for forming a base for a concrete post, the mold having a side wall and a top wall characterized in that the top wall has a plurality of radially extending main slits extending from a central point to thereby form a plurality of flaps, the top port... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5620716 | Time stamp for insertion into a mould for metal working or plastics processing Time stamp for insertion into a mould for metal or plastics processing, with a basic body which can be inserted into the mould and in which an insert designed as a screw is arranged rotatably. The insert, in order to maintain its rotary position relative ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5620720 | Cast molding of intraocular lenses The invention provides a disposable plastic mold assembly for an intraocular lens or the optic body thereof, which is inexpensive, less labor intensive than prior art intraocular lens molding techniques, and produces an intraocular lens having smooth, pol... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5593699 | Apparatus for manufacturing form-fitting insoles An apparatus for manufacturing form-fitting insoles, including two trays on the bottom of each of which a piece of load-deformable fibrous spongy material is placed; the material is impregnated with a foaming reagent preparation and is covered in its uppe... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5547361 | Tooling for facing a wall Tooling for facing a wall includes a plurality of cavities which are formed by four blades, each of the cavities corresponding to various brick sizes. Six lines of interconnected cavities are attached to a cross beam. Adjacent cavities and lines are space... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5235853 | Monobloc mold for engraving pressed glass containers A monobloc mold for making pressed glass containers having engraved volumetric indications has corresponding male and female die portions. The female die is engraved in the lateral wall with volumetric indications and is engraved in the bottom wall with s... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5125825 | Plastic pipe bender A plastic pipe bending jig is provided with two offset bending members to fabricate an offset bent pipe. Each bending member is provided with first and second support surfaces, wherein the first support surfaces of each bending member are linearly aligned... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5012655 | Filling assembly for ice trays A water filling assembly for ice trays including a reservoir disposed in water delivering relation to each of a plurality of vertically stacked ice trays within a housing wherein the reservoir and trays are cooperatively structured to successively fill ea... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5005799 | Patterns for determining the profile of an arch A pattern for defining the profile of an arch is produced from a unitary block of material or materials having the required structural strength to support the arch materials during construction and sufficient ductility or resilience at its surface to acco... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4883251 | Container for making ice cubes A container for making ice cubes having a generally prismatic hollow configuration, a front side of which includes rows of truncated pyramidal cavities, the back wall having mutually perpendicular stacking ribs for mating with the cavities of a juxtaposed... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4776556 | Stiffening device for large area board-shaped construction elements Webs for reducing bending in board-shaped construction elements when in use have their main direction of load perpendicular to the board plane. The devices have a sandwich of at least one first material layer, one second material layer, and one third mate... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4775131 | Device for assembly of stair forms An apparatus as disclosed for making concrete forms for making stairs. A substantially planar member has a riser end and a pivot end substantially opposite the riser end and has first and second. A pivot point rotatably fixes the pivoting end to a stringe... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4749530 | Mold for and method of making contact and intraocular lenses Molded contact and intraocular lens blanks are lathe cut into the finished lens without demolding and prior measurement of the blank by the use of a hemispherical based mold with at least one key way adapted for spindle bore feeding to a lathe equipped wi... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4693446 | Gasket for molding plastic lenses A clear, cylindrical, flexible gasket having an annular shoulder located on the interior surface thereof, midway between the ends. The gasket is sized to accept two lens half molds, one on either side of said shoulder to form a lens casting cavity. Each s... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4687178 | Wax ring tube with graduations A wax ring tube used in manufacture of a ring-like ornament by casting it using a lost-wax process. Plotting graduations are formed on inner peripheral wall surface of a hole bored along the lengthwise direction of a wax ring tube body.... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4541604 | Matrix balancing fixture A matrix balancing fixture that has a pair of fixedly positioned spaced cartridges positioning opposed top and bottom templates for movement towards each other for engaging a test article at spaced vertical portions thereof with the test article being in ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4537732 | System and process for producing molded optical elements A system in process for producing an improved plastic molded optical element such as a mirror or lens is provided. The molded optical body has at least a surface portion designed for effective interfacing with incident light by reflection or refraction. D... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4522768 | Casting gasket assembly and method for casting lenses therefrom A gasket assembly for casting optical lenses includes a first gasket member having a cylindrical opening therethrough and an annular flange extending radially inwardly in the cylindrical opening. One surface of the flange is adapted to receive a casting l... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4491295 | Gang cutting tool assembly and method of forming same A gang tool assembly for drilling a precise pattern of holes in a workpiece or otherwise cutting surfaces and the like on such workpiece and including a mounting panel of cured settable material having a pattern of holes formed therein to receive supports... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4479629 | Molding aid for cranioplasty An aid for molding a filling material used in the cranioplasty to fill in a defective part of the skull. The aid allows a quick, efficient molding. It includes a bar made of an elastic material and being of a substantially L-shape section and a core membe... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4474355 | Apparatus for molding optical plastic lenses of the standard and bifocal type Apparatus is provided for fabricating ophthalmic lenses of the single vision and bifocal type comprising a holder having a base portion for support thereof. An outer circumferential side wall extends upwardly from the base portion and terminates in an upp... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4452590 | Model of Baryon states and a device of producing such models A device of producing a model of Baryon states comprises a form permanent body divided into two halves along a plane interface and forming at least one cavity. This cavity is defined by a spheroidal transformation of a homomorphic Euclidean representation... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4452419 | Modular cake pan A cake pan with a horizontal bottom and peripheral upstanding side walls temporarily receives one or more cake-shaping modular inserts while a cake is being baked, or otherwise fixed in shape. A matrix, or gridwork, delineated on the bottom of the recepta... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4451022 | Ready pad for concrete A reusable form for a formed in place concrete pad positioned near a structure. The form including two spaced side beams of a predetermined length beam having first and second ends, each of the first ends are adapted to engage the structure in an abutting... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4441795 | Molded multifocal lens and mold assembly A lens having a set of physical features provided on the edge thereof for permitting a set of reference marks to be placed on the lens surface together with an apparatus for applying these physical features to the lens. The apparatus comprises a mold asse... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4251196 | Apparatus for precasting concrete products Apparatus for precasting concrete products wherein dry mix is deposited in casting cavities defined by mating upper and base form sections, vibrated and/or pressure compacted, and the upper form section removed immediately for curing of a free standing gr... | 02/17/1981 |
